Classic FinOps was built for taggable instances. AI workloads break every assumption. Here is why token and GPU economics defeat instance-level cost control.
Panic buying meets slow AI revenue. The compute-scarcity premium is set to compress, and firms locked into peak-price capacity are the most exposed.
Per-token prices look comparable. They are not. Three hidden cost drivers reshape the real LLM inference economics for enterprise buyers in 2026.
Most executives approve AI cloud spending based on the wrong numbers. They compare a GPU instance's hourly rate to a data center rack cost.
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